The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-08-19

subject: ..nnniing for souls

TExTs He iras a mighty hunter before
the Lord H-GsnesiS, I. q
In our dag. hunting Is a sport; but in the
lands and the times infested with wild beasts.
il was a matter Of life or death with the PEG
pie Il was very different from going out on
a siinshiny afternoon with a patent hreech-
loader 10 shoot red birds on the fats, when
f0liux and Achilles and Diomedes went out
% clear the land Of lions and tigers and bears
Ny text sets forth Nimrod as hero when it
preseafs him with broad shoulders and
sllaggy apfarel and sun-browned face, and
arm buuched with nuscle-.-a mighty hunter
before the Lord / think he used the bow
and the arrVs with great success practieing
archery.
have theaght il il Is such a grand thing
and such a brave thing % clear Wild beasts
cut u a country, II II Is not better aud
irarer thing 70 hunt down and destroy tiose
great evils II society that are stalking the
land with fierce eve and bloody paw, and
sharp flsk and quick spring. ] have Won
dered IL there Is not such a thing rs Gospel
hunting. by which those who are flying from
the truth may besapturei for God and heaven.
The Lord Jesus In His sermon used the art OF
angling f0r an Illustration when he said: Il
viii maze you fishers OF men And 50 /
thiak / have authority for using hunting rs
an illustration Of Gospel truth, and l pray
God that there may b. many a man in this
cungreraiioa who shall begin 10 study Gospel
srcliery, ef whom it may, after a while, be
sid: "Hs wis mighty hunter before the
Lord
How much awkward Christian work there
Is done in the world How many good people
there are who drive seals away from Christ
Instead Il bringing them 10 Hint religious
biunderers uho upset more than they right
Their gun has crooked barrel, and kicks rs
j. c0.-s OF. They are like a clumsy cOmrade
who goes along with skilfni hunters az
the very moment he ought TO be most
quiet he is cracking an alder or fall
away the game. How few Christian people
have ever leaEnad the lesson Of which / read
az the beginning OF the service, how that the
Lord Jesus Christ at The well went from talk
lns etcut a cup Of water TO the most practi-
cal religious truths, which won the woman's
soul Tor Cod jesus in the wilderness was
breaking bread 20 the people. 1 think il
sas good hrsad. II was very light bread,
and the yeast had done lis work thoroughly.
CIlrist. after he had broSen the bread, said 10
the people. "Reaare OF the yeast. or of the
ieaEen. Of the PEarisees.n 50 natural tran
sitinn il MAS. aud how easily they all under
stood HIM, But how Few Christian people
who understand how 20 fasten the truths Of
SO1 and reigien 10 the souls OF mem Tru-
nian Osborne, 7ne Of the evangelists who went
through This country some years ago, had a
wonderful art in tine right direction lie
came - fathers houss one day, and while we
we've all STATED in the room, he said: Mr..
ialmaee, are ali your children Christians!
Father sid Yes. all bat De Witt Then
Truman Osborne looked down into the fire
place, and began % tell 4 story o. a storm
thai came on the snountains and all the sheep
aers IN the fold: but tLers was one lamb out
side that persisted IA the storm. Had he
looked me Ia the eye. / should have been an
cerol Nhsn he told me that story; but he
booked into the fre-place, and il was 50 pa
fhetieally and beautifully done that never
found any peace until was sure was inside
the fold, where the other sheep are.
The archeTs Of cd times studied their art.
They were very precise in the matter The
books gave special directions as TO how the
archer should 60, aud as 10 what an archer
should do. He must stand erect and firm. his
left foot d Little in advance of his right With
his left hand be must take hold OF the bow
10 The middle. and then with the
three lugssrF and the thumb OF his